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Interview with Ruth Steward—Principal Investigator at the Waksman Institute of Microbiology

February 13, 2015
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Ruth Steward is a Principal Investigator at the Waksman Institute of Microbiology and a member of the Molecular Biology and…

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Today is Darwin Day, a Time for Pistachios, Finches, and Metaphors

February 12, 2015

I love pistachios and Charles Darwin. Since today is Darwin’s birthday (or more accurately, the anniversary of his birth on…

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May the Force Be Measured—Thin-Plate Modeling Gauges Forces in Cell Clusters

February 12, 2015

Forces are everywhere, even within and between your cells. Cell forces are critical for wound healing, cancer progression, embryonic development,…

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The Costume Designer and the Cell Biologist Who Fashioned Cancer into Something Beautiful

February 10, 2015

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] When Jacqueline Firkins, a costume designer in the Department of Theatre and Film at University of British Columbia (UBC),…

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Generational Warfare Erupts in Comments on NIH’s “Gentle Into That Good Night” Grants

February 9, 2015

Is it a tempest in an Erlenmeyer flask, a diabolical plot against senior researchers, or a cost efficient way to…

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Just The Facts Please: Scientists’ Role in Policy

February 6, 2015
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“Science and the scientific process must inform and guide decisions of my Administration on a wide range of issues, including…

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Whimsy and Science Meet at the Institute for the Advancement of Odd Results

February 5, 2015

Scientific whimsy is a rare commodity but especially in the august and statistically scoured pages of sober scientific journals, Figure…

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Grab That Citation! Flex Your Footnotes! The Big Four Reference Managers

February 4, 2015

Reference managers aren’t just for managing citations anymore. These days, reference (a.k.a. citation or personal bibliographic) management software can toss…

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Follow the Yellow Brick Road—President’s FY 16 Budget Promises More NIH Grant Money

February 2, 2015

The Obama Administration sent its Fiscal Year 2016 budget proposal to Congress today and it contained good news for the…

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New update: Suddenly It’s FY16 at Federal Budget Rollout—NIH Details Emerging

February 2, 2015

Update: 3:15 pm For NIGMS, President’s FY16 budget proposal is $2.433 billion, an increase of $61.479 million from the FY15…

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